ansible.builtin.zabbix_group (v2.8.13) — module

Create/delete Zabbix host groups

| "added in version" 1.8 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Cove (@cove), Tony Minfei Ding (!UNKNOWN), Harrison Gu (@harrisongu)

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.8.13

Description

Create host groups if they do not exist.

Delete existing host groups if they exist.


Requirements

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Base create host groups example
- name: Create host groups
  local_action:
    module: zabbix_group
    server_url: http://monitor.example.com
    login_user: username
    login_password: password
    state: present
    host_groups:
      - Example group1
      - Example group2
  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
# Limit the Zabbix group creations to one host since Zabbix can return an error when doing concurrent updates
- name: Create host groups
  local_action:
    module: zabbix_group
    server_url: http://monitor.example.com
    login_user: username
    login_password: password
    state: present
    host_groups:
      - Example group1
      - Example group2
  when: inventory_hostname==groups['group_name'][0]

Inputs

    
state:
    choices:
    - present
    - absent
    default: present
    description:
    - Create or delete host group.
    required: false

host_groups:
    aliases:
    - host_group
    description:
    - List of host groups to create or delete.
    required: true

http_login_user:
    description:
    - Basic Auth login
    required: false
    type: str

http_login_password:
    description:
    - Basic Auth password
    required: false
    type: str